Novi Marof
Novi Marof is a town in north-western Croatia, located south of Varaždin and east of Ivanec, in the Varaždin County. It lies on intersection of state roads D3 and D24 and is also connected with highway A4, state road D22 and R201 railway.
The population of the municipality is 13,246, distributed in the following settlements:
- Bela, population 62
- Donje Makojišće, population 526
- Filipići, population 122
- Gornje Makojišće, population 400
- Grana, population 526
- Jelenščak, population 213
- Kamena Gorica, population 232
- Ključ, population 928
- Krč, population 418
- Madžarevo, population 910
- Možđenec, population 677
- Novi Marof, population 1,956
- Orehovec, population 297
- Oštrice, population 452
- Paka, population 81
- Podevčevo, population 737
- Podrute, population 421
- Presečno, population 893
- Remetinec, population 1,477
- Strmec Remetinečki, population 511
- Sudovec, population 350
- Topličica, population 207
- Završje Podbelsko, population 850
History
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Novi Marof was a district capital in the Varaždin County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.The town was a home of the Croatian independent record label Ill In The Head until it relocated to Canada.
The town has memorial markers to: